Other countries place their savings in the US for three reasons: because the US is the world's dominant imperialist power; because the US dollar is still the leading currency for international payments; and because many of these countries want to prevent the dollar from declining, since the US is their main export market.

Thirdly, one of the legacies of the great Vietnamese struggle is that the US ruling classes now fear the domestic political consequences of large military casualties and of military conscription.

Other powers would multiply their missiles to ensure that the sheer number of missiles pierced the shield; and thus a dangerous new arms race would begin.

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